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Meet Tatyana Bakalchuk, Russia s new RICHEST woman RBTH 13 May 2021, 00:55 GMT+10 A mother of four and former English language teacher, Tatyana Bakalchuk set up a Russian version of Amazon from scratch and, in 2021, became Russia s richest woman. Sounds like yet another success story from a glossy magazine about a self-made woman , doesn t it? The trouble is, things aren t quite what they seem. Here is our account of how Bakalchuk created her unreal wealth. It is autumn 2004 and it s raining. Tatyana Bakalchuk, an English language teacher, travels the length of Moscow by public transport - first by metro, then on the bus, then 10 minutes on foot - to collect yet another 20 kg parcel of clothes from Germany, began a 2012 article about the future billionaire and owner of the Wildberries online retailer, who launched her business while on maternity leave and who, in 2021, would end up becoming Russia s richest woman. ....